Rulings

General Motors UK Ltd t/a Vauxhall

• Not Upheld
• Television, Radio
• 07 February 2018

A TV and radio ad for Vauxhall:

a. The TV ad, seen in September 2017, showed a couple in a car discussing the Wi-Fi password. The voice-over at the ad’s conclusion stated, “We call that one of life’s small victories and here’s another one: we’ll beat your quote from the well-known online car buyer by £1000 on ...

Ryanair Ltd

• Not Upheld
• Poster, Television, Radio
• 07 February 2018

A TV ad, a radio ad and a poster for Ryanair:

a. The TV ad, seen on 26 September 2017, featured images of people travelling on a Ryanair plane. The voice-over stated, "Discover why more and more people are choosing Europe's number one airline." On-screen text stated "IATA Scheduled passengers ca...

Sky UK Ltd

• Not Upheld
• Television
• 07 February 2018

A TV ad for Sky TV, broadcast on 23 September 2017, promoted the Sky Sports Premier League channel. The ad stated, "New Sky Sports is here. So now all our existing and new Sky TV customers can get our brand new channel dedicated to the Premier League, and watch all the unmissable drama from 126 live games. Upgr...

Thomas Tunnock Ltd

• Upheld
• Poster
• 07 February 2018

A poster for Tunnocks Tea Cakes, seen on 6 November 2017, showed an image of a female tennis player holding a tea cake in place of a tennis ball at the top of her thigh, with her skirt raised at the hip. Text underneath the image of the women stated “Where do you keep yours?” with text underneath the product image s...

trivago N.V. t/a trivago

• Not Upheld
• Television
• 07 February 2018

A TV ad for Trivago, seen on 30 July 2017, began with an actress who said, “How many hotels does Trivago compare? 1,000? 10,000? 100,000? 300,000? 500,000? 700,000? Trivago now compares prices from more than a million hotels to find the ideal hotel for the best price.”​

Fayong Hu t/a Greenpromocode.com

• Upheld
• Internet (on own site)
• 31 January 2018

A website, www.greenpromocode.com, which purported to offer online discounts, seen on 17 October 2017, featured the headline "Nutmeg Promo Codes 2017." Text stated "We have 3 nutmeg coupons for you to consider including 0 promo codes and 2 deals in October 2017. Grab a free nutmeg.com coupons [sic] an...

Rosemary Water Ltd

• Upheld
• Internet (on own site), National press, Internet (social networking), Brochure, Magazine
• 31 January 2018

Seven magazine and national press ads, two paid-for tweets, a video on the advertiser’s Instagram page and the website for Rosemary Water:

a. A magazine and national press ad, seen in April and June 2017, featured the heading “A LADY IN ACCIAROLI HAS BEEN ON ‘THE ROSEMARY DIET’ FOR 100 YEARS. TELL HER IT’S A F...

Top Travel UK Ltd t/a Flywhizz

• Upheld
• E-mail
• 31 January 2018

An email for a travel operator, Flywhizz, dated 24 October 2017, included text at the top of the email which stated “From British Airways”. Various airlines were listed in the body of the email, including British Airways.

Geox SpA

• Upheld
• Television
• 24 January 2018

A TV ad for Geox SpA, a shoe retailer, seen on the Disney Junior Plus channel on 11 August 2017, featured a voice-over stating, “With the purchase of a pair of Geox, you’ll get Geox XLight”. Children were shown holding four miniature Geox shoes on keyrings which contained lights (XLights), followed by two of the dev...

Groupon Goods Global GmbH

• Upheld
• E-mail
• 24 January 2018

A product page on www.groupon.co.uk, promoting an offer on toilet rolls, seen on 5 October 2017 featured text that stated, “60x Rolls of Cusheen Quilted Lavender Toilet Paper Difference 64% £33.31 [strikethrough price] £11.99 …”.